April 2008

Editorial 

CEO BioMelbourne Network. Employment opportunity

Tax issues facing biotechnology companies. Submissions by April 30th

June 17th - 20th BIO 2008. San Diego. Australian Pavilion and exhibition opportunities.

October 26th - 29th. AusBiotech 2008. Melbourne.

Important events

Network News

BioMelbourne Network welcomes The Insight Group.

March 12th BioWorkshop. Capital Raising for Biotech executives. Hosted by Minter Ellison

March 14th CEO Lunch. The GARDASIL^® Story - the challenges of commercial success and process development. Sponsored and hosted by CSL

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Member News

Capital Advice Pty Ltd - independent advisory.

BioBusiness Spotlight

Capital raising - the credit cruch

Mr Peter Wilcocks, Partner, Lander & Rogers

Industry News 

April 21st - 22nd. Excellence in Biotechnology Investment. Sydney.

April 20th - 26th. Biotech Business Mission to India. AusBiotech

Australian Events

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April 17th - 19th. 2008 LESANZ Annual Conference “Entrepreneurship and Innovation – not such Risky Business!” Melbourne

April 21st - 22nd. Excellence in Biotechnology Investment. Sydney

May 22nd. 2008 Universities Innovation Showcase. Melbourne

May 28th - 30th. ARCS Annual Scientific Congress 2008. Sydney

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International Events

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April 15th - 16th. BioTrinity 2008. Oxford

May 5th - 6th. BioFusion 2008. Atlanta

** May 7th - 9th. 10th Anniversary Celebration BioPartnering Exchange. ERBI UK. 

** May 20th - 22nd C21 BioVentures. Napa, Califormia

October 15th Bench2Boardroom. Cambridge UK

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Network Events for your Diary

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** April 29th BioBreakfast. Successful biotechnology products - customer focus and the right market information;

** May 16th BioBreakfast. Understanding Pfizer’s research and development strategies… insights from key decision makers.

** May 22nd BioWorkshop. Licensing management for biotech executives. Hosted by Davies Collison Cave.

** June 3rd BioBreakfast. Capital raising investment decisions. What the institutional and VC markets look for.

April 9th, 6-8pm. Revolving Doors - The Ins and Outs for Global Australians & The Launch of Victorians Abroad. Melbourne

April 14th, 5.30 pm. Update on the US markets and capital raising via the OTCQX. Melbourne

April 17th - 19th. 2008 LESANZ Annual Conference “Entrepreneurship and Innovation – not such Risky Business!” Melbourne

Intellectual Property Seminars. Melbourne and Sydney. May 5th, May 12th, June 25th. Melbourne

** May 7th - 9th. 10th Anniversary Celebration BioPartnering Exchange. ERBI. Cambridge, UK. Member discount 10%

** May 20th - 22nd C21 BioVentures. Napa, Califormia.

** July 25th - 26th. Bioshares Thredbo Biotech Summit. Thredbo

September 8th -11th. 12th CIFIT – The World’s Largest International Investment Event. Xiamen, CHINA

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Employment Opportunities.

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CEO BioMelbourne Network. Melbourne

CEO. Life Sciences sector. Sydney. Brooker Consulting.

Deputy Director - Research. The Bionic Ear Institute. Melbourne.

Director, The Royal Institution, Adelaide. Brooker Consulting.  

Laboratory / office space for lease.

Laboratory / office space for lease. Suit biotech companies. Melbourne 

Professional Development

Intellectual Property Seminars. Melbourne and Sydney. May 5th, May 12th, June 25th. Melbourne

2008 Clinical training courses. Nucleus Network

Skills based training in the biotechnology industry. Box Hill Institute

Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology Industry. RMIT

Graduate Certificate in Laboratory Health, Safety and Environmental Management. RMIT

Member Deals.

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** MedTRACK 2 week FREE Trial and up to US$20,000 member discount. Datamonitor.

** DATAMONITOR reports - member discount up to 65%. Datamonitor.

** RISK360 risk management solution - member discount 30%. RISK360.

** Thomson Pharma Consortium - member discount  up to 40%. Thomson Pharma.

** Biotechnology insurance and broking services. Avatar.

** IMS Health special member offer. A copy of Intelligence.360.

** AAP Media Distribution Services. Member discount - up to 15%

** PharmaDeals, Intelligence Reports, PharmaDeals Research - member discount 30%. PharmaVentures.

** Biotech Daily - a daily biotech industry newsletter - member discount 10%. Biotech Daily.

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